Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Day 2- H.S. & Day 3 - Gr. 7 & 8
Never travel faster than your guardian angel can fly.
WHOLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mini-Enrichment: Students who received passwords to register for mini-enrichment courses are reminded to return their application form & cheque to Mrs McLaughlin in room 130 by Thursday, January 9th. (DM Jan 9)
7/8 ANNOUNCEMENTS
All girls who signed up for 7/8 hockey are asked to check their student email account periodically this week. A note and schedule will be sent out. (MP Jan10)
Grade 8 Boy's Floorball: Tryouts tomorrow Wednesday at 3:00 in Gym C. (GR Jan 8)
HOCKEY TEAM: All grade 7/8 girls interested in trying out for the hockey team are asked to sign up outside room 340. You must presently play hockey or ringette in order to participate. (MP Jan 10)
ATTENTION GRADE 7/8 DANCE CLUB MEMBERS: Due to Monday's snow day, Dance Club has been moved to this Wednesday January 8th after school in the dance room. It is important that you try your best to attend as you will be getting your costumes for the show next week! (AD Jan 8)
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Senior Students On Spare: this is a reminder that the chapel chairs are not to be removed from the chapel - for any reason. Thank you. Leanne (Chaplain) (Jan 10)
MTSAID: All MTSAID members are asked to attend a brief meeting at the beginning of lunch on Thursday, January 9 in room 326. (ZM Jan 9)
Could the following students - Winners of the Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day Art and Writing contest, please come to Mrs Birmingham's room- room 327 to confirm attendance for the Awards ceremony on Sunday. (JB Jan 8)
Julia Tarasco
Luca Ionzi
Elisabeth Lackey
Ania Ryt
Sarah Mecksavanh
Dory Xie
Leyla Pourang
Jessica Mendoza
Madelaine Migrino
Alilas Mustafa Alousaider
Kaitlin Stucker
Bridget McSwiggan
What are your New Year's resolutions??? If "Healthy Living" is one of them, join the LIVE IT UP club each Thursday at lunch in the Dance Studio. Help us inspire the Mother Teresa students with more creative events like the "Send a Christmas Carol (and stress tip)" brought to you by Live it Up in December! New members always welcome! (SM Jan 15)
ALPINE SKI TEAM: We have two practices this week. Wednesday 3-4 (Please meet in room 201) and Friday January 10 Mont Cascades.(The bus will pick you up at the school at 7am and return by approximately 4 pm) All athletes must have a minimum for 8 practices in order to be eligible to complete at the National Capital Race in February. (AB Jan 10)
MATH ENRICHMENT: Reminder to all students involved in math enrichment of our next preparation session on Wednesday, January 8th. See you there! (NR Jan 8)
STUDENT SERVICES
The STUDENT SERVICES WEBSITE at ss.mths.ca is set up as an information tool.
Includes information about: Community Service Hours Opportunities, Courses, Careers, Graduation, Scholarships,etc.
Carleton U's undergraduate students can help you prepare for your physics and advanced functions exams - the most critical subjects for entry into engineering programs. Saturday, January 18th and 25th, 2014; 10 am to 12 pm. Register in advance for these free sessions: carleton.ca/engineering-design/outreach/tutor. Questions? Ask ODEng@carleton.ca (KW Jan 25)
Saint-Paul University has an open house on Wednesday, January 22nd from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
4 scholarships of $1,000 to be awarded. Register online at www.ustpaul.ca (KW Jan 22)
Explore is a five-week language-immersion course (spring or summer). Participants live in a student residence on campus or with a homestay family whose members speak French. Participants in Explore receive a $2,200 bursary that covers tuition fees for the course, meals, accommodations, workshops, but the bursary does not cover other necessary costs such as registration fee ($225 non-refundable and payable only if you receive a bursary), travel costs, optional activities, spending money. See brochures in Student Services. To be eligible to apply, you must meet all of the following criteria: be a canadian citizen or permanent resident; be at least in Grade 11 during the current school year; have been a full-time student for at least one term during the current school year. You must also be at least 16 years old. To see a detailed list of the participating colleges and universities across Canada, go to their website: www.myexplore.ca and to apply, visit www.myexplore.ca/apply.
Study And Go Abroad Fairs.
Ottawa, February 28th, Ottawa Convention Centre
2pm to 6pm
Free Admission
Free Seminars - start one hour before the fair opens
Pre-register online and enter Grand Prize Draws
SAT Prep At Ashbury College. Students will learn test-taking strategies and develop the necessary math, reading, grammar and writing skills to increase scores and achieve their admission goals.
Class session: Six 4 hour sessions, December 21st - January 18th, 2014. Location: Ashbury College. Time: Saturdays 10 am to 2pm; Wednesdays5:30pm - 9:30pm. Dates: Dec 21, Jan, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18. Final SAT simulation test-Sunday, January 19th, 2014 from 10 am to 2 pm at Ashbury College. Official SAT date is January 25th, 2014. Students/Parents must register for the official SAT exam at www.collegeboard.com. Register at: http://www.prepskills.net/app/RegisterSAT.aspx (Select Ashbury College from the drop down menu) (KW Jan 25)
FOR THE LATEST GRAD AND PROM INFORMATION, CHECK THE STUDENT SERVICES GRAD WEBPAGE:
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PARISHES SERVING THE MOTHER TERESA COMMUNITY:
St. Andrew’s Parish: For information please visit www.saintandrewparish.ca.
St. Monica’s Parish: For information please visit www.st-monica.com
St. Patrick’s Fallowfield: For information please visit www.stpatricks.nepean.on.ca
January 22- 7/8 Immunization
January 27-30- High School Exams
January 31- PD Day No School
Mother Teresa… Did you know…??
The Catholic Church has begun to move Mother Teresa along the steps toward sainthood, and she was beatified in 2003. Her official title is now Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. (legacy.com)